A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia
Includes book of word records, palindromic words, pangrams, most beautiful and ugly words, Scrabble words, and Bible word trivia. |
Acronym Finder
Searchable database of primarily computer, technology and military acronyms and abbreviations. Includes the Acronym Finder Random Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector Acronym Generator (AFRSBPPAG). |
AwayMessages.com
Funny and cool away messages for you to use on such services as AOL, AIM, and ICQ. |
Database of American Proprietary Eponyms
List of American brand names which have fallen into general use. |
Dislexicon Word Generator
Contains Dislexicon generates new made up words and definitions for the words. |
Fun-with-words.com
Dedicated to amusing quirks, peculiarities, and oddities of the English language. |
Granadon.com
A campaign to put the invented word "granadon" into various dictionaries, and spread it in popular usage. |
Lost in Translation
Uses the Systran translation software to transfer a given sentence from English to five different languages and back. |
Mockok.com
A large collection of palindromes, focusing on palindromic single sentences. Currently over 2,000 archived. |
Phobias
Article lists some of the more amusing phobias, like arachibutyrophobia-- fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. |
Piece of Pi MadLibs
Site featuring a collection of madlibs. |
SadMan Software: Wordplay
Software for the word-puzzle enthusiast. |
Smurf the Web
The WebSmurfer will translate any web page into Smurf jargon. |
Spelling and Anagram Text Dictionary
List of English words in plain text, with one web page for each initial letter. Includes complete list of anagrams. |
Stink Pink
Questions have answers with two rhyming words. |
Teach the stupid sausage
Here you can teach a little cute sausage definitions of words. |
The Atlantic Online: Lost in Translation
Article explores the then currently available online translation programs, their strengths and shortcomings. Some humorous examples of mistranslated phrases. |
The Nautical Origins for Some Common Expressions
Explaining the marine origins of some common words, figures of speech, and everyday expressions. |
The Palindromist Magazine
An offline journal for people who write and enjoy palindromes. |
The Pangram Page
Contains an introduction to pangrams including why they are needed and examples, which are highlighed in purple. |
The Pangram Page
Contains definition and lists of pangrams. Includes some in French and Latin as well as English pangrams. |
The Unjumbler
Word jumble puzzle solver, and anagram finder. |
Unwords.com
A collection of made-up words and definitons created by everyday people, out of necessity or for humor. |
Verbisms
Features words with double meanings, like "Egg Rolls". |
Wireless Power Word Game
Challenging word jumbles posted every week. |
Wordage: The Game of Words
Has three levels of difficulty to challenge the average player as well as any lurking wordsmiths. |
Wordies on the Web
Translate these arrangements of letters, numbers and/or symbols into a familiar phrase, saying or cliché. |
Words and Stuff
A occasional column on words and word play. |
